Low temperature fabrication of high performance and transparent Pt counter electrodes for use in flexible dye-sensitized solar cells

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2329-2334

  Xiao, Yao Ming ^a   Wu, Ji Huai ^a   Cheng, Cun Xi ^a   Chen, Yuan ^a   Yue, Gen Tian ^a   Lin, Jian Ming ^a   Huang, Miao Liang ^a   Fan, Le Qing ^a   Lan, Zhang ^a  

^a HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

counter electrode; cyclic voltammogram; flexible dye sensitized solar cells; platinum; vacuum thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862156196     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5110-6     Document Type: Article

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